I looked at the number of posts to blogger I had done in 22 and it was 280. The first year after Joel's death they dropped to 124, last year it was 98. I know blogging keeps me on track in so many ways. Maybe it is the mind dump. I am sure it is the connection to many of you. It is a sort of reporting, and no one wants to report their own stupidity. I am very good at stupid.
One of my new goals is to blog more consistently. I am sure it will help me with my financial goals. Yuk, yuk.
Yesterday was expensive. New shelving in the garage set me back $200. Plus, I had to get cat litter and some dog treats. It actually hurt me to spend the money. That is good as it will make me more aware of frittering money away on needless things.
Sis and I made bone broth on Monday. Two packages of chicken that needed to be used were boiled down and stripped. Then we boiled the bones again. #.5 quarts of good chicken stock in the freezer. Plus, a large bag of bones chicken. As I am trying to use up food we already have, I decided to make chicken enchiladas. I did not have flour tortillas; I had some corn. I had very little cheese. So, I made the pan with corn tortillas and used a can of mushroom soup, again I would have liked to have made my own white sauce, but I also had no milk. I did have cream and broth. SO, I put together the pan with a few slices of left over provolone, and some mild cheddar. They actually tasted pretty good. At least the boys putting up the shelves in the garage thought so, (Nate and Dan). That was the plan use up what you have! I still have enough chicken in the freezer for a nice chicken salad or more enchiladas.
I am 8 days in, and I have to go and get milk, eggs, soda, cheese. All are on loss leaders this week except the eggs which we all know are outrageous. I think the missionaries will stop buy late Thursday so I will pick up a couple of boxes of cereal for them. They like to pop in about 9 p.m. for a late snack and they love cereal. That is the grocery list and hopefully nothing else for at least another week or maybe two.
My garage is all torn up and the car is outside until we can get things organized. I am really excited about this new storage solution. It will put almost all things within each in the garage. Much of Christmas is down in another shed below on the property and I want it more accessible.
Everything has to be wiped down and labeled. Sissie is a labeler. I am a let's tear into every box to find something and then leave the mess for two weeks....
I did pule many boxes into the house last night that held Christmas decorations. My bedroom and bath have been switched over and also the spare bath. You cannot see the bed or walk into the spare room. It is a Kim kind of chaos. I am especially good at this, sorry to brag. So other than the dining room and Christmas china, the tree and the spare room, I have most put away. I have been wiping down all the storage containers and stacking them in different rooms. AT this point I cannot take anything out to the garage without help.
THAT IS NOT TRUE I COULD DO EVERY BIT OF THIS MYSELF, BUT IT WILL NOT BE TO SISSIE'S SATISFACTION!!!!! So, I will wait until she tells me how she wants this done.
In the meantime, the shop is crazy full of hemming and mending. Oops SIssie is here and I am in trouble... have to run.
God is good
Kim
We can actually get two cars in the garage, but to get a passenger in line, I have to pull out of the garage. So obviously I'm using to much of the sides. I need another garage purge and a system to get lofted storage. I want to get a small chest freezer for all the garden produce I LL grow haha- I'm a horrible gardener but hoping this year's the charm. All the things on my husband's retirement list. I'm already wore out planning, but must be done. I'm in a use it up mindset too.
ReplyDeleteCan I come over and learn how to do the bone broth???
ReplyDeleteI will need to make some more chicken bone broth as well very soon. Just need to collect a few more bones. Using what we have is just a great way to save on cash for something more "important". In my case a yogurt maker and new reeds for my loom.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Blogging does help with lots of things! Glad you got the shelves.
ReplyDeleteIt is so sweet of you to make it sound like you're afraid of Sissy ;-)
ReplyDeleteCheers to getting it together and using it up!!!!
Well done!
ReplyDeleteI want a couple of guys who will do things for me, and a sister who can cook for me. I can't let my sister be the cook because she is not very good at it.